How am I just finding this in 2023 ? One the greatest remixes I've heard thus far. 🕺🕺👍👍

@ianjones7278

Ай бұрын

At least your finding it enjoy ❤

@ianjones7278

Ай бұрын

I born 69 must have heard it over a thousand times 80s nightclubs were the best I never get tired of it or any 80s music I am into rock especially 80s but this song bit of a masterpiece

@ianjones7278

Ай бұрын

Everyone was happy that's the secret in life

I was born in 1949, just turned 74. This song is a classic for all ages and for those that struggled to be different and accepted, no matter your age. I hope that it is always cherished. 😘

@zhd-net

6 ай бұрын

@dougsil8267 - wow, what a strong message to today's youth (and others). Thank you. Z:

@user-mo2bl4qh6n

5 ай бұрын

Desu.ti.ama.amem.amem.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@void1968able

4 ай бұрын

Being no homosexual and neither like nor understand this attitude... I feel sorry for the struggles and the pain for these people and wish them all the best and fulfillment! Always felt sorry for Jimmy's alter ego in the video since it came out.

@himbeertoni

2 ай бұрын

Sir! Thank you for your words🫡

@andrewmurray3139

23 күн бұрын

Born in 57, this song always hits me in the feels, for all those who are different and struggle to be accepted.

This is THE song of the 80s

Being an awkward Irish white but Dutch red head...not knowing if I'd celebrate being a boy or girl.... This song made me feel good in the worst time of growing up. Thank you!!

@zhd-net

2 жыл бұрын

FC: Yeah, it's the red head I'd be most concerned about... 😉 Just kidding (you have to be explicit on-line whenever trying to express humor) - MANY of my best friends are red heads and I've never held it against them. But your comment about the pains of growing up is heartfelt, we are just now discovering that it was felt by many. I'm happy that you found ways to overcome those moments - even if it was just escape through music. Thank you for sharing that deep hurt - hopefully this will help to make more people aware. ❤️👍 Z:

@skumsters2323

2 жыл бұрын

@@zhd-net i read this just now...born in the 80´s haha... Thanks love! I´m so lucky with havin lovely people around, we are always open for the next lost kid as we was. 💚🤸‍♀🦾

What a song. Never but never they will be able to make songs like this

This song and jimmy Sommerville are legendary even in 2024

One of the best songs of the 1980's

R.I.P Steve Bronski, died 7th December 2021, and Larry Steinbachek (2016). Only Jimmy left from the original trio. Thanks for so many memories, some amazing, some painful...

Born 69 i was growing Up to all THE incresible 80 s music

@ianjones7278

Ай бұрын

I was born 69 we are incredibly lucky to have had this music when in our teenage years and twenties and still now they were fab days we had no worries ❤

@ianjones7278

Ай бұрын

Try alavhille big in Japan 😊

@marknordgard1916

Ай бұрын

Born 68, not gay but still listening to this masterpiece

I had no idea what this song meant when I first heard it. It was just an incredible gripping tale of sorrow. If I can avoid messing up as a parent, my kids will know.

1984 only seems like yesterday,yet here we are 37 years later and this song still sounds as fantastic today as it did then…..thank you Jimmy for bringing us this wonderful piece of music that will be played forever. ❤️

@diane4865

Жыл бұрын

Definitely in my home it’s go to song when I’m happy sad it just fits every emotion.

@Genghis-Khan121

Жыл бұрын

Great song brings back many memories!!

A masterpiece.

Who is listening to this masterpiece in 2021?

@3iridiumintime467

3 жыл бұрын

Me, till my death! ;)

@yukonstriker1703

3 жыл бұрын

Of course :)

@cornebekker5154

3 жыл бұрын

I am!!!!

@marioh.3633

3 жыл бұрын

Me

@jeanmour5483

3 жыл бұрын

Moi j'écoute sa me rappelle plein de souvenir , notamment quand je travaillais dans les discothèques 1978/86 .. ! "intemporel ....

Seriously where has this smooth beat been all my life?

This song changed my life

Its sad that some of us who listened and maybe commented this song passed away.. I am listening it for their memories now. Salute 🫡

Jimmy Somerville sounds just as great now as he did in the 80s, amazing.

@daveblack3728

3 жыл бұрын

Err, this was him singing in the 80s.

@minimixe

3 жыл бұрын

lmao

@houzbizness303

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Just been looking at stuff from the last few years and hasn't lost his voice. He can still hit the high notes, and he looks great too :)

@lisamaycampbell5352

3 жыл бұрын

Classic hay

This is a good song for all those kids who feel bullied. Don't let them see you cry.

I am a straight man, when this song came out I was captivated by the sound, I love this stuff and this is as 80's as "dont you want me" I still find it hard to realize that the album was called "the age of consent", and that inequality for gay men was still so prevalent such a short time ago, and its people like this, Marc Almond and many more who have pushed to make the world a better place

@zhd-net

3 жыл бұрын

Alan: Totally agree. I find it strange that so many people still think you have to be gay yourself in order to appreciate this song - either musically or lyrically (or both).

@MECHANISMUS

2 жыл бұрын

People don't push the world. The world pushes people. Surfers don't push the wave. This art piece is but an accompaniment to the time and place in history, such as the western world of the 20th century, in which individual freedoms in general, and gay's in particular, had been already enabled by the material culture in the first place, before the epoch's artists came about to sing the epoch's songs. Art is foam, not sea.

@kappy4493

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your post, couldn't agree more!!

@sirsancti5504

Жыл бұрын

Wow. Loved every word on your comment. Really inspiring. Thank you.

Holy shit there were some great songs in the 80's

This song belong's to my teen - time . Very importand time for me . Missing the 80s so much . So please give me back the 80s !!!! Life was so easy at those times .

@ranzizam

3 жыл бұрын

U were just young dude.. Same shit happened like it happens now. Remember AIDS

In the hearts of so many from back then. It will go along in iconic music history.

R.I.P. Steve Bronski...and thank you x

@zhd-net

2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea, thank you for the post. Sad that so many of those 80's era stars are dimming so early...

Haunting vocals, so soulful, I'm captivated and can't stop listening to Somerville's siren. Wow. So angelic. 💛💙💛💙💛💙

I feel every single note in this song. Bless you Jimmy and Bronski Beat for creating this powerful art that reaches and touches me deeply, and zhd for giving us an extended remix!

@maryburke2346

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant you scallwag understand

Bloody hell Jimmy Somerville, that's some voice you've got!!

2023. It’s my travel song. I can not get over the fact a man sings this

@zhd-net

11 ай бұрын

Richard: Yes, Jimmy has a very distinctive voice, I've often been asked who she (the singer in this song) is... Z:

What a great remix. It never gets old.

Jimmy had such a fantastic voice back in the 80’s, don’t think many male voices could reach those High notes like he always could so easily and with so much passion. A real Talent for sure !

@MrSexydub

4 жыл бұрын

chivers67 He still can hit those impossibly high notes. Such a lovely man with such a powerful singing voice.❤️🖤❤️

Timeless classic. I never tire of listening to this. As good in 2020 as it was in '84

@rapsack7058

8 ай бұрын

Definitly:)

`such a powerful song we had the best music back in the day

This song just brings out so much emotions. But the good always take over.

One of the best tunes ever....timeless

Music like this proves we all have a soul, cherish it we get ONE ticket on this ride so don't be mean to others.

🎉2023 it’s playing everywhere 🎉

This is my song I was a 007 fan aged 17 when this came out I was a misfit. Today I don’t care how society feels,this song is a classic

What an amazing voice and beat! I miss the 80's!

Still lost and running away from the past. It catches up, yet music always makes me feel good. dont judge before you know the person in front of you.

@ricardomourita1823

3 жыл бұрын

Say no more! 👌

So fortunate to have this music and a teen in the 80’s , timeless sends back to HS. Wish kids had something even close today. And thanks to the Adults who did try and help so many like this kid! TY

My God...this song still gives me goose bumps.

One of the most beautiful voices in the world. Respect and love. xx

Two of the best songs from the 80’s. doesn’t get much better than this.

Oh, the memories. What this song meant to me. I was that smalltown boy. This song has aged well, and this remix is fantastic. And Jimmy, you look great. I wanna give you a big kiss for all you've done for us. Thank you.

So great on many levels! But especially hearing how gorgeous Jimmy's voice is at the start. This song will forever stir my heart and my soul!

Oh goosebumps when Jimmy's voice set in ..one of THE 80's classics remade.. simply beautiful and haunting. Thank you a thousand times over Bronski Beat

This is wonderful who else is listening 2020 ?

@hallojullie7834

4 жыл бұрын

ME!!! gegen communism!! Free us from this fascist regime! LOCKDOWN = NWO

@barbarabertarelli1050

4 жыл бұрын

Me ! I think Jimmy's voice Is a gift from. God

@hallojullie7834

4 жыл бұрын

@@barbarabertarelli1050 now lose the I think and u will be with god

@yza8827

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, me of course ! I was 18 in 1984, 55 now and Jimmy is one of the artists I'll never forget... As Barbara wrote : this voice (and such an emotion!!!) are God's gift to him

@3dgario

4 жыл бұрын

Me! ... It's prety weird, it started playing alone by itself, but this si great, love it, it's my first time! :O

They are still here, after all these years, the Smaltown Boys.

What the hell. I always imagined a black woman singing while listening to the original. That's one terrific voice this guy has.

@ThomasLaang

3 жыл бұрын

Really? What rock have you been living under? :-)

@housemd1858

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was Annie Lennox / Eurytmics

@alfredaivles7953

3 жыл бұрын

😂🤣

@deftartisan6769

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasLaang A humongous one apparently.

@eliseogarcia1024

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same, either was a girl or black man; no offence to anybody.

Jimmy is alive!!!

I miss the 80s. Life was easy.

@chrisgribben1121

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't for me but I wouldn't trade those days. We hung on the beach all day listening to classic rock. Then me and best friend would take off the new wave club at nite. I'm from Queens but once I was moved to the island. It was on. Now I'm gonna put Diana ross song dat de do.

@w.urlitzer1869

3 жыл бұрын

this is a song about someone having to leave home for being gay, it happened to many in the "easy" eighties, also we lived through the AIDS epidemic then, I lost 20 friends.

The piece of story you always come back to relate, after every new achievement !

Brilliant version, can't believe how he can sound even better now than he did 30+ years ago. Thanks for sharing.

@khonsu70

4 жыл бұрын

Jimmy is an amazing singer and a powerful voice in the message that he delivers. I wish him long life and continued health, as he is “national treasure” status. His songs heal my soul.

@MagnusVonBenz

3 жыл бұрын

It's from the original masterband. The video only shows him singing the song again in studio, without sound.

Guys voice is brilliant. They knew how to make music in the 80s and 90s with empathy on powerful feelings. Today we have music but meh its mostly all copied from past masterpieces. This is a one of the top songs of a life time.

I am 50s years old now and I heard this song the first time as a teenager at an amusement park in my small village, and I wanted to....run and turn away too!

Great extended version! In 1981 I was 22 yrs old .In Los Angeles California ,Bronski Beat was the biggest group & there music was played in the entire city . Every dance club experienced there incredible talent and understood the lyrics👍 .It was a tough time ,but the group overcame the challenges & prevailed💪! All lives matter !😀👌🤗💯

@chrisgribben1121

3 жыл бұрын

What a voice

@kappy4493

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisgribben1121 wow....all lives matter....thank you....

@chrisgribben1121

2 жыл бұрын

Cool

Fuck! this song makes my soul cry. A mix of feelings... my entire life passing through my mind. My favorite song, for sure... the 80's 💛 so fucking amazing

@yukonstriker1703

3 жыл бұрын

Much Love :)

@eleftherialialiou8937

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

@chrisgribben1121

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah brenda, the emotions this sets loose in me. I love it

@enuajsifoto

3 жыл бұрын

No other song can do this trick - born 1960 I was blessed with beautiful music from the day I was born but this song that came up in 84 takes me on the sentimental voyage like no other - straight to my youth and long gone days that will never come back.

@trumpetsharps4496

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too💜💜

One of the best songs of all time......I love this and miss my era so much.

@Barbarella-qo2od

3 жыл бұрын

... I miss it too...

Forever and ever the 80's!

@LillianaBMS

3 жыл бұрын

Amen!

sorry, this guy's voice is just amazing, as is this song. feel so sorry about his life and the way his father felt about him... so sad....

CANT STOP LISTENING TO VERSION......

Nice to see jimmy singing to make a new version.. ❤️

This amazing song is from my youth! This extended version is so good. Jimmy's voice is just as good now as it was 30 years ago...

einfach geil der mix für Leute meines Alters (ab 1969) . Wir sind damit groß geworden.

@zhd-net

Жыл бұрын

Andre: Danke, mir geht es genauso. Z:

Troppo bello....quante volte l'ho ballata,20enne,nel 1984....che nostalgia....vorrei ritornare a quell'anno poi sparire....

Dear Musik, it does not matter what I did what I do what I want, you are always there, you are incredible

The 80’s music was the best and all the extended songs.....💙🌺💙

Can listen to this every day, only gets beter....

This song belongs to all decades and all the time. Extended is done so in line with the original like a compliment

What a Voice.

Still brilliant decades later; still relevant

This song is timeless and Genius !!!!! It was my teen time , and still is it 🤔👍😉

The upbeating of the song but keeping the original as it was is stunningly nice!

@zhd-net

Жыл бұрын

Zemike69: Thank you. I get so much flack that there's nothing "new" in the extended versions. It was nice to get a comment supporting keeping the original material. Much appreciated. Z: BTW: Transition from original 12"

This song is as powerful to me in 2021 as it was the day it was released.

This is the best version I have heard. Unbelievable

One of the greatest tunes of the 80’s For me

found this completely by accident. I have always loved this song in the past, so blessed to find an extended version of it.

@terrygannon7254

3 жыл бұрын

Peaceful Vibes Music keep searching

@martalesniak8201

3 жыл бұрын

same here!!!

Love this extended version , Jimmy in 84 and now in 2021 he aint changed much, one of my best friends from the late 70s when we were in our early teens, right up till now is the image of Jimmy , back then and still now right down to beard . thanks for posting this .

A True LEGEND In His Lifetime ♥️ What A VOICE 😎🎵🎶

This song really spoke to me in a weird way when I moved away from my small town in 1984 at 20 years old... I was being bullied for being different. The really weird thing is I didn't understand English at all back then. It gives me shivers still.

@zhd-net

3 жыл бұрын

Francis: I'm glad to think that "Vive La Difference" can mean so much more these days. There is NOTHING wrong with being different, we should welcome difference and diversity - it expands our growth as a species. I hope things worked out for the better for you. Stay Strong, Stay Safe.. Z: (PS: And your English seems perfect now)

@mikequirk6879

3 жыл бұрын

Someone deserves a biscuit. Xxx

@trancisfrancis

3 жыл бұрын

@@zhd-net After I moved out of my small town, being different was really a huge advantage. All good.

YESSSS....!!! That voice dude!👌❤

Wow. That is beyond day. Cry! To your soul! But don’t let them see it! WHAT A POWERFUL SONG! His voice is an instrument!

@jamesleate

3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't allowed to listen to this without my Dad laughing at the "gay potato" and making a big fuss about too many homosexuals on TV. I couldn't listen to it for years because at the time it released even Elton John and George Michael were playing it straight, the idea that a straight man could listen to a gay artist and connect on an emotional level was out of the question. Today I can listen and hear a beautiful, desperate display of vulnerability and emotion that touches the soul of anybody who will listen (and guess what, it didn't 'turn me gay').

amazing vocal, always was, 80s we miss You :-)

Omg, I've adored this track for SO many years! Although our story is soooooo different! I grew up for my first 4 years in Scotland, between Killwinning & Aberdeen but grew up really In London. Not as a gay boy but abused. So I truly sympathise with you. I often play your song to remind me of what I escaped! And that I did what I could x

@maxwellsmart6487

3 жыл бұрын

You are honorable. 🥁🎼🌐🎶🎹🎟️🎟️🎼

@schielesmrs7648

2 жыл бұрын

Lisa May Campbell - I'm so very glad you did escape. You are very brave! Lots of love to you from a fellow devotee of Mr Somerville

I still listen to it.. it's excellent and reminds me my young years..! ( In 1984 I was 17..). Excellent...

Great mix! The original is amazing but this groovy smoothed out version extends it to a length where I don't have to hit "play again" every few minutes.

@zhd-net

6 жыл бұрын

Clever comment - I like it!

I grew up in the 80s and love 80s music. I never get tired of this song. This remix is excellent!

Excellent job!!!! You have perfectly extended the best parts of this marvellous song. BEST REMIX EVER 💪

Remember hunting for golf balls in Innisfail with this song in my walkman at 4am for scant moneyin the 80's...loved the sound then, but lovely to hear what it's about now

Why didn't I find this version before? My favorite song of all time.

@zhd-net

4 жыл бұрын

Gaby: Had to delete it a few years ago due to copyright. But recently London Records kindly allowed me to reload it.

@niasonani4893

4 жыл бұрын

Gaby van Dinteren, PMP I am askin myself the same question! I am so happy to have found it

Escuchándolo en 2022 realmente es una joya 😌

This made us who we are!!! They gave us the life and the strength to carry on and fight todays battles!.

Had to play this quietly when I was in my teens so ppl didn't get the wrong idea.im now 49 and my neighbor's just broke my window so he can hear it a little clearer lol .this tune only gets better with age x

@Carol-S

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Fred Riley What would that "wrong idea" be? ??

@craigc3780

4 жыл бұрын

Carol Schwarz. Different era, different mindset in uk at the time. Certainly if outside of smoke. Don’t think the comment was meant to offend anyone. A phrase used readily when Smalltown Boy was released.

@Carol-S

3 жыл бұрын

@@craigc3780 Cool. I commented not bc I was offended. I was curious & thought if a conversation started, it wouldnt be a bad thing. Cheers

even in the 80's when Duran Duran was all over the place, the other brits were being underscored. Never felt that way with Bronski Beat, sooo underrated!! and look it's still here in 2022!! :P

I'm getting fever ray/the knife vibes mixed in with an already powerful song. Love it

Fantastic music and mix. This music should be prescribed on the NHS.

This version allows you to really appreciate his voice, especially with noise cancelling headphones on. :-)

@davidpoerner9796

3 жыл бұрын

Bose ?

Such a hanting hanted song. One of the most memorable from the 80's and this is my first time hearing this version!!

Just found this, excellent mix IMHO. The audio is a nearly perfect match and I love the old and new vid clips. Kudos.

wonderful. i love Jimmy...

Just when you thought this song couldn't get any better